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anthracosis

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an·thra·co·sis  (nthr-kss)
n.
See black lung.
[New Latin : Greek anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal + -osis.]
anthracosis [ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust Informal name coal miner's lung
anthracosis
a disease of coal miners caused by the inhalation of coal dust.
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Noun1.anthracosis - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dustanthracosis - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung
pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
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